The presenter thinks that constant comparisons with ITV rival The X Factor are unhelpful however, as Cowell’s show has the benefit of a nine year run behind it.

Reggie said: ‘If you look at the first episode to the final, you can see the production, the lighting got better. We got better, everything got better week on week because we were learning.

‘To compare us to The X Factor which has been on for nine years just feels unfair. We’d just started and if you rule out all the comparisons and look at what we did then I think you’d see we did a bloody good job first time around.’

BBC One boss Danny Cohen said that elements of the show would be ‘tinkered with’ ahead of series two, but Yates insisted he had no idea whether this meant a change in personnel either on the judging panel or the presenting team.

He added to The Sun: ‘I’m waiting much like everything else. I want to be back, if it happens, I’d be chuffed to be back, because it’s so much fun.

‘I really enjoyed working with Holly. We’ve known each other for a long time and it’s always cool working with people you have a bit of history with.’

Tom Jones is the last person who should be axed as part of the shake-up, at least in Reggie’s eyes, with him labelling the crooner ‘the coolest man alive’.

The Voice’s spinning chairs were one of the show’s more popular elements (Picture: BBC)

He said: ‘Sir Tom Jones was my favourite judge. He’s the coolest man alive. I’m just happy to be his friend.

‘He won and he killed it. He did really great. I’m pleased for him because at points it felt like his way of doing things might not be as dynamic as the other judges because Will is so big, Jessie’s so loud and Danny’s so lovely, friendly and warm.

‘Tom might not be as dynamic as those guys but whatever he did, it worked.’

The Voice finalist Tyler James yesterday admitted that he was ‘gutted’ that The show’s nationwide tour had to be cancelled and said that no-one had explained to him why.